If you are swimming in the ocean and suddenly a shark grabs your arm by the teeth to try to eat you what type of conflict is that?
Man vs. Nature
200
The use of clues by an author to suggest certain events may occur in the future of the story.
Foreshadowing
200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
Dialogue
200
What point of view is the sentence below:
"I felt like I was drowning and I didn't know if I was going to make it!"
1st Person POV
200
During what part of the plot do you learn the following in "Goldielocks and the 3 Bears"
Three bears a father, a mother bear, and a baby bear live together in the woods. They have 3 of everything: porridge, chairs, & beds.
Exposition
200
Expository texts exist for the purpose of...
Informing the reader
300
Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah is an example of which 2 types of figurative language
Hyperbole
Simile
300
1) What is it called when an author uses words or phrases multiple times in a poem or drama to emphasize something?
2) What does emphasize mean?
1) Repetition
2) To stress something or point out its importance
300
What point of view is the passage below?:
“You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy.”
2nd Person POV
300
During what plot stage in "Goldielocks and the 3 bears" would the events below occur in:
Goldielocks wakes up and is frightened by the bears so she runs out of the house and never returns.
Resolution
300
What is theme?
The main message or moral of a story
400
1) Her life is a dream is an example of what type of figurative language
2) What does "Her life is a dream" mean?
1)
2) She has a really awesome life!
400
How are acts and scenes different?
Acts are bigger, there are multiple scenes in one act of a play.
Acts are like chapters in a book, scenes are like paragraphs.
400
The passage below is told from what point of view?"
Richard loved to watch his grandchildren play outside. The sounds of their laughter filled his heart with joy. Each of them brought a warmness into Richard's heart.
3rd Person Limited POV
400
During what plot stage does Johnny die in The Outsiders?
Climax
400
Explain a possible theme in The Outsiders (or you can pick another story or movie if I know it...ask for approval first)
Answers will vary
500
1) What type of figurative language is the statement "Break a leg"
and
2) What does "Break a leg" mean?
1) Idiom
2) Try your best
500
1) How are poems organized?
2) Why do authors usually write poems?
1) By stanzas
2) To entertain or express
500
The narrator is not a character in the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of several characters is an example of what kind of point of view?
3rd Person Omniscient POV
500
How is a fictional text different from an expository text?
Fiction texts are made-up stories & expository texts provide readers with information.
500
Explain 2 different ways you can chunk a text
Possible answers: By theme, by topic, by subheading, compare/contrast sections, etc.